"What is today wear your flannel to school day? You all look like hairless, scrawny lumberjacks." Rita said as Scott, Jude, and Stiles approached them.
"We are not scrawny." Jude said, pointing at Scott and at himself. Rita rolled her eyes and closed her locker.
"For lumberjacks you are. So what's the deal today? What's your excuse for Jude not coming home tonight?" Rita said, knowing the drill. Jude gave her his car keys and gave her a coy smile.
"I'll call them and let you know the excuse. Don't worry you won't get your makeup taken away again." Jude said.
"Good because even mom said I looked like a rat." Rita said making Jude laugh loudly. Rita scrunched up her face in disgust.
"You're so annoying and obnoxious. I can't believe you're related to me." Rita grumbled. Jude hugged her, tightly and kissed her forehead.
"Wait, aren't you getting your stitches out today?" Stiles asked, remembering her mentioning it.
"Yeah. Is it dangerous to go the hospital or something?" Rita asked.
"Yeah, but you're not a healer so you can't be a target." Jude said, then looked at this friends for assurance.
"Danny wasn't a target either but he still was harmed." Stiles said. Rita stopped walking and looked at the three boys.
"Actually, I think I'm going to reschedule my appointment to when you can be there or something- I don't feel like dying yet, y'know." Rita said, getting frightened. Scott grabbed her hand to make her relax but it made her heart rate increase. She pulled away, looking down
"I'll go with you, if that'll make you feel better. You've been so excited to get your stitches off so why put it off." Scott said.
"But you guys are busy." Rita said.
"We have to go to the hospital either way. It's fine." Scott said. Rita nodded and smiled at him.
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"You have scars now." Scott said. Rita smiled at her healed hand, moving it around happily.
"It looks cool, don't you think?" Rita asked. Scott laughed at her happiness and nodded.
"Looks like I got into a bad fight or something." Rita laughed, punching the air.
"Alright, Tyson. Let me get you to your car." Scott laughed. They started walking out but were stopped by a nurse.
"Scott? What are you doing here?" The nurse asked.
"I brought Ri- Jude's sister, she got her stitches removed. You know the hospital isn't the safest place right now." Scott said, stumbling over his words. Rita giggled at how nervous he became around the nurse.
"Oh, you're Rita! I'm Melissa, Scott's mom." Melissa said. Rita's eyes widened and it was her turn to be nervous.
"I-It's nice to meet you. You're very pretty, Scott looks a lot like you." Rita rambled. Melissa noticed how nervous the two teens became and how much space they made between them in the span of two minutes.
"Are you calling Scott pretty, too?" Melissa asked. The two teens blushed and Rita shook her head.
"No! I mean he's really good looking but I'm saying- I'm just saying that you're really pretty." Rita said. Melissa grinned at her son who was flushed and flustered.
"I'll get going now. Thanks for staying with me Scott." Rita said and rushed off. Scott watched her rush off, hearing her mumble under her breath about how embarrassing she was.
"Is she a wolf too?" Melissa asked.
"No, Rita's human. She knows what we are but she's not involved with any of this." Scott said.
"I like her already." Melissa said, patting her son's back.
"Some normality could do you good. Especially since all this supernatural stuff could take a toll on you." Melissa said. Scott nodded and noticed Stiles sneaking out of a hospital room.
"I don't think she likes me like that and besides her parents are strict with her when it comes to boys." Scott said. Melissa was about to respond but Stiles came quickly.
"We gotta go."Stiles said. Scott kissed his mom on the cheek and followed Scott out.
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"Okay, mama. Don't worry. I'll be fine. Jude's on his way home." Rita said, locking the doors. Rita's mom and dad were going to a conference for the weekend and Mrs. Singh was worried after hearing about all the killings.
"Be careful, Avni. Don't go out by yourself." Mrs. Singh said.
"Yes. Have fun." Rita said. Her mom hung up and left a jumpy Rita completely alone. She went up to her room and pulled out her face masks and nail polish. She went to the bathroom and washed her faced, getting rid of the makeup she had on throughout the day. She patted her face dry and went to her room. Rita put her Tupac vinyl on her record player and went to put her charcoal peel off mask on.
"Oh, this shits gonna hurt." She mumbled when she got too close to her eyebrow. She finished smearing the charcoal goop on her face and filing her nails into an oval shape.
"Seems like you're having fun." Jude said, coming into her room. Scott stood at the entrance, not knowing whether to enter or not.
"I am. Mama and papa aren't here, they went to some conference." She said, turning to face him. She noticed Scott and turned away quickly to hide her face.
"Why didn't you tell me you had company?" She asked.
"Didn't think it was important." Jude said, sitting next to her. He beckoned Scott to come in and Scott hesitantly came it and sat on her desk chair.
"Can we join? Let's have a girls night!" Jude said, raising his arms and shimmying around. Rita and Scott laughed at his joy.
"Go wash your face." Rita said. The two boys did as told and came back. She peeled off her mask, hissing at the pain time to time and grabbed her moisturizer.
"Where's Stiles?" Rita asked as she moisturized her face. She missed seeing the spastic boy since she hadn't spoken to him in a long time.
"He went to dinner with his dad." Scott replied. Rita nodded and pulled out her many masks.
"Do you want a mud mask? A charcoal mask? Or a sheet mask?" Rita asked.
"Which one is the peely one?" Scott asked as Jude took one of her mud mask.
"I'm going to my room. I'll be back." Jude said, clicking on his current crushes contact. The two nodded but continued with their conversation, knowing why he was leaving.
"Charcoal. It hurts like a bitch, though."
"I want the peel one but I also want a mud one." Scott said, grabbing the mud one and the charcoal on.
"You can do both. Put the charcoal on your nose and your t-zone and the mud everywhere else." Rita said.
"Yeah, let's do that." Scott smiled. Rita smiled back and watched as he rolled closer in the desk chair.
"Can you do it for me?" Scott asked, looking at the black goop. Rita nodded and patted a spot next to her on the bed. He sat next to her and she shifted closer. He sat stiffly and looked at her focused face as she smeared the mask on.
"Are you planning on paint your nails too?" Rita asked, smiling at him.
"Maybe." Scott smiled, making her get some of the clay mask on his lip.
"I'm sorry." She mumbled and hesitantly touched his lips.
"There you go." She whispered and looked up at Scott, who was staring at her lips. He moved a little closer as he heard her heartbeat grow faster. Their noses touched and he put his hand on her arm.
"Is that Snoop Dog?" Scott asked, as '2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted' played. Rita looked at her record player and laughed nervously.
"Yeah, it is." Rita said, backing up a teeny bit. Scott noticed but didn't mention it as she finished putting the mud mask on his face. She put a timer on her phone.
"I'm sorry about that, by the way." Scott said as she painted her nails.
"It's okay." Rita said, looking at him.
"I kind of liked the thought of almost kissing you." Rita said. The alarm sounded and he went to the bathroom before he could respond.